Dr. Cheryl Child: Certified Health Coach

Dr. Cheryl Child:  Certified Health Coach Creating Optimal Health Becoming a healthy person is a choice. Most people don't fully realize the power of their choices over time.

TSFL coaches are empowering people with tools, support, and an environment of health which allows them to continue to make the small choices necessary to create the life of their dreams. I have literally watched hundreds of people change their stars!

07/18/2022

Don’t let salad dressing sabotage your salad! A little dressing goes a long way.

06/07/2022

The only way to stop a bad politician who will do NOTHING to get weapons of war off the streets is with a good politician who will.

06/07/2022

Evaluate your home and make one change that supports your journey to optimal wellbeing. For example, you could clean out your pantry, tidy up your bedroom, or hang a motivational reminder on your bathroom mirror.

08/14/2019

By Amy Orciari HermanEdited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHMThe association between frequent social media use

06/19/2019

The purported link between obesity and hormone-disrupting plastics chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA) was initially based in part on observations that the rise in chemical exposure seemed to coincide with the rise of the obesity epidemic, but that may only be a coincidence. Many other changes over the...

06/13/2019
06/11/2019

MEDICAL NEWS | PHYSICIAN'S FIRST WATCH
June 11, 2019

Even Preschoolers Derive Cardiovascular Benefits from Physical Activity
By Amy Orciari Herman

Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD

Very young children experience cardiovascular benefits from physical activity — and the more vigorous the activity, the better — according to a longitudinal study in Pediatrics.

Some 400 children aged 3 to 5 years wore a hip accelerometer for 1 week to measure physical activity, after which they underwent exercise treadmill testing and had their resting arterial stiffness and blood pressure assessed. They did this once a year for 3 years.

Among the findings:

Treadmill endurance increased over the 3 years, and more physical activity, especially moderate-to-vigorous activity, was associated with better endurance.

Markers of arterial stiffness increased over time, but children who spent more time in moderate-to-vigorous activity saw less increase.

Systolic blood pressure also increased over the study period, but moderate-to-vigorous physical activity seemed to slow the increase among girls.

LINK(S):
Pediatrics article (Free abstract)

Pediatrics early-release page (if above link isn't live yet) (Free)

Background: Physician's First Watch coverage of 2018 HHS guidelines on physical activity (Free)

We've been teaching this in our Optimal Health Transformation system for the last 10 years!  Glad folks are finally catc...
05/07/2019

We've been teaching this in our Optimal Health Transformation system for the last 10 years! Glad folks are finally catching up! :)

“We are moving away from the word ‘exercise,’” says a researcher. The new term: “active living.”

04/24/2019

By Kelly YoungEdited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHMAdolescents and adults are sitting about an hour more a day

04/23/2019

By Joe EliaEdited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MDSkipping breakfast habitually has a strong association with

Quality of diet more important number of calories in this interesting study!
08/02/2018

Quality of diet more important number of calories in this interesting study!

“People with type 2 diabetes are at elevated risk for a number of serious health problems, including cardiovascular disease, premature death, blindness, kidney failure, amputations, fractures, frailty, depression, and cognitive decline.” In other words, the higher people’s chronic blood sugars...

05/13/2018

Loud sounds surround us, and they can harm hearing and health.

04/30/2018

By Amy Orciari HermanEdited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPHMiddle-aged adults with five low-risk lifestyle factors could live more

04/10/2018

(Reuters Health) - Well into our 70s, we continue to develop new cells in an area of the brain responsible for new memories and exploration of new environments, scientists report.

03/15/2018

By Amy Orciari HermanEdited by Susan Sadoughi, MDWomen with a high level of cardiovascular fitness at midlife may have a reduced risk for dementia

02/22/2018

By Kelly YoungEdited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MDGun-owning families whose children have psychiatric illnesses are no more likely to store their guns

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